Forecast Last Updated at Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 1:19PM

Lots Of Bark But Little Bite

It’s going to look and feel like precipitation over the next couple of days, but we think most of the rain is going to remain south and east of the Foothills. Expect a rather gray couple of days, and this is going to keep daytime temperatures held significantly below normal. Sunshine returns for the weekend but expect temperatures to remain on the cool side.

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Thursday Hi: 44 Lo: 32 Mostly cloudy & quite chilly; Cloudy tonight with a risk for spotty light rain or drizzle; Nearly calm wind

Friday Hi: 51 Lo: 33 Cloudy; Can't rule out some light rain or drizzle; Light north wind

Saturday Hi: 52 Lo: 27 Mostly sunny; Temperatures still running a bit below normal; NE wind 5-10 mph

Sunday Hi: 52 Lo: 32 Lots of sunshine; Remaining on the cool side

Monday Hi: 53 Lo: 35 Partly sunny & cool

Further Out

Tuesday - Mostly cloudy but cool; High in the lower 50s; Low in the mid 30s
Wednesday - Early clouds giving way to sunshine; Cool; High in the lower 50s; Low in the lower 30s

Forecast Discussion

Low pressure waves riding out of the Gulf of Mexico along a stalled front will head to the Southeast U.S. coast by Friday and Saturday. While we think the majority of the sensible weather impacts will stay just to our east and south, this system will throw abundant cloud cover into western North Carolina, starting today and continuing through Friday.

The rain is going to get close, but probably stay just to our south. If we’re going to get any light rain or drizzle, the best chance for spotty action will be tonight and Friday morning. Due to the extensive cloud cover, temperatures will be held in check.

Sunshine returns for the weekend after any leftover early cloudiness Saturday morning gets out of the way. Temperatures will remain seasonably cool.

For next week, we start our dry and cool. We will be watching for a potential coastal storm moving up the Eastern Seaboard during Tuesday-Wednesday, however, its impacts this far west remain uncertain. For the time being, we’re introducing some extra cloud cover in the extended forecast but will leave rain out at this time pending additional model clarity.

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